(628) Christine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1907 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
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Where Christine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christine is 2.66 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 628 |
| Provisional designation | A907 EK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 48.2 km (#783 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Rotation period | 16.2 hours |
| Spectral type | SD |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0425 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 March 1907
More named asteroids discovered by A. Kopff
- (579) Sidonia
- (582) Olympia
- (584) Semiramis
- (585) Bilkis
- (589) Croatia
- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (595) Polyxena
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
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